I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 58 - 48: Lifespan Extension Elixir
Qingyun Ridge, under the mountain gate arch.
Xie Jingshan stood inside the arch, looking at the old servant outside the arch who had a smile on his face, his brows furrowed.
"Why are you the one delivering this?"
On both sides of the arch, the gatekeeper disciples were extremely nervous, as the old servant was a Golden Core Master, and they dared not offend him.
The old servant smiled and said, "The Old Ancestor misses you, and asked me to bring the Shadow Refining Jade to store some images for him."
Xie Jingshan was greatly shocked, "If you dare take that thing out, we’re not done!"
After speaking, Xie Jingshan gave some Spirit Stones to the gatekeeper disciples, telling them to move to a distance for a while. He refused to leave the mountain gate arch, and the old servant, without a Heavenly Interence Sect Token, couldn’t enter.
"My young master, I’m really not here to capture you. Look, everything you wanted is here, take it."
Xie Jingshan remained unmoved, "Throw it in. Don’t try to fool me; I’ve been reading a lot, and I’m clever now. Those tricks you used when I was young won’t work."
The old servant was helpless, "I say, my young master, why don’t you come back with me? Getting on the Sword Immortal List is easy. Spend some Spirit Stones to buy a spot for a year, and that will shut the master’s mouth. He wouldn’t have anything to say."
Xie Jingshan gritted his teeth, "Having a bit of money is nothing to brag about. I, Xie Jingshan, will rely on my own efforts to get on the Sword Immortal List. I’m not afraid to tell you, the Supreme Elder of Heavenly Interence Sect said it himself—I was a Sword Immortal in my past life, and following the old path this life is going to be easy!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"My young master indeed isn’t ordinary, impressive, impressive."
Xie Jingshan: ...
"Throw the items in and leave quickly, you’re annoying!"
The old servant, helpless, had no choice but to throw the storage ring into the mountain gate.
"I say, my young master, I can understand you wanting the Jade Scrolls and books of various miscellaneous skills, but why do you want the Woodworker’s Book? Didn’t you say you wanted to cultivate Sword Dao? Also, I’ve always wondered why you didn’t go to Guiyuan Sword Sect for Sword Cultivation?"
Xie Jingshan checked the items in the ring, there were so many books, possibly thousands, and he couldn’t find the Lifespan Extension Pill.
In fact, he initially wanted to go to Guiyuan Sword Sect, but when he reached near Heavenly Interence Sect, somehow he was muddle-headed and joined."
Previously he regretted it, but now... he’s fortunate!
"The items have been delivered, now leave, don’t come bothering me. Tell the Old Ancestor, after a hundred years when I’ve cultivated Sword Dao successfully, I will naturally return. Tell him to take care of his health and quarrel less with my father. As for my mother, forget it, she’s probably having so much fun outside she doesn’t even know I’ve already joined Heavenly Interence Sect, go, go, quickly."
Xie Jingshan turned and left, the old servant sighed helplessly, and rode his Tunneling Light, disappearing into the mountain peak clouds.
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At the entrance of Huaxi Valley.
Jiang Yuebai paced back and forth, eagerly anticipating.
Today she got up early, collected the new batch of Thorn Fruits from the Spiritual Field, and went straight to the valley entrance, waiting there from 11:00 AM.
Xie Jingshan still hasn’t shown up, Jiang Yuebai sat by the pond at the valley entrance, temporarily distracting herself by counting the harvested Thorn Fruits.
Thorn Fruits mature once a month, she’s harvested three times since planting them.
Each fruit typically has three to five Thorn Seeds that can be used in a Battle Method. She cared for them meticulously, and each fruit contained five seeds.
Counting all, she now has over five hundred Thorn Seeds, and from Ninth Grade seeds, they’ve leapt to Eighth Grade seeds, with increased Thorn strength and Wood Poison generated, capable of disrupting cultivators’ Spiritual Energy.
She also cultivated exotic varieties, Fire Thorn and Ice Thorn.
Fire Thorn carries fire poison, igniting upon contact; Ice Thorn does the opposite, being more lethal than Wood Thorn.
The method was from a book in the Library about Miscellaneous Skills, replacing the Grass and Wood Technique used to nourish the fruits with a Fire Attribute Red Flame Technique, which gradually led to fruit mutation.
Ice Thorn was similar, she let the Ice Armor Beetle King attach to the fruits, releasing Ice Spiritual Energy onto them.
She failed many times, but eventually succeeded in acquiring eighty Fire Thorns, and thirty Ice Thorns.
"Jiang Yuebai!"
A crane’s cry, Jiang Yuebai saw a white crane land, and Xie Jingshan jumped down.
"Take it."
The medicine bottle was thrown into her hand, Jiang Yuebai felt like she was in a dream; the Lifespan Extension Pill her grandfather had begged so hard for, was it in her hand so easily?
Xie Jingshan raised his chin slightly, about to brag when his eyes suddenly widened.
"How did you break through again?"
Jiang Yuebai was stunned for a moment, "I reached Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer a month ago, you didn’t know? I thought Senior Sister Lu told you."
Xie Jingshan was stifled, and angrily said, "This item is worth fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. If you can’t repay it, then work at my family’s shop for life, and I’ll have you running errands every day! Let’s see how you’ll surpass me."
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "Alright."
Xie Jingshan was stunned, Jiang Yuebai didn’t argue with him, he was somewhat unaccustomed to it.
"Give me some time for the fifty thousand Spirit Stones, I will certainly repay."
"It’s not very urgent, it’s not much anyway..."
"I’ll give you the Fire Thorns I’ve been growing, I’ll leave now, once grandfather overcomes the difficulty, I will properly thank you."
Jiang Yuebai placed thirty Fire Thorn Seeds in a regular cloth bag and handed it to Xie Jingshan, eagerly heading back to her small courtyard.
Entering the courtyard, the door to the north room was tightly closed, Jiang Yuebai cautiously approached, clutching the medicine bottle at the door waiting.
Afraid to disturb grandfather absorbing the essence of the Heart-Burning Mother Flower to alleviate the Gu Poison, the door still held a Protection Array, she couldn’t enter.
Crash!
A heavy object fell to the ground, Jiang Yuebai was shocked, she saw the Protection Array on the door gradually collapsing, immediately she pushed the door in.
A vase shattered into pieces on the ground, the Heart-Burning Mother Flower quickly withered and was at the last gasp.
Tao Fengnian spat blood, curled up on the couch, veins bulging all over his body, extremely in pain.
"Grandfather!"
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At that time, deep within the Elixir Hall.
A woman in palace attire drew her eyebrows in front of the mirror, charming and alluring. Jia Wei, who bore some resemblance to her, stood beside her, hands presenting a precious hairpin.
Behind them, knelt an old man with white hair and beard, and a Pharmacist Token from Immortal Herb Building hung at his waist.
The woman in palace attire glanced at him through the mirror, displeased and asked, "Du Zhong, you clearly said he’d definitely perish within three months from the Heart Burning, yet almost four months have passed, why haven’t I seen any sign from Tao Fengnian yet? Don’t you want the Foundation Establishment Elixir?"
Du Zhong trembled, quickly said, "It’s possible Tao Fengnian’s been nourishing himself well these days, causing some delay. But rest assured, once the Gu Worm is ingested, not even an immortal could save him."
Du Zhong secretly glanced at Jia Wei, Jia Wei leaned towards Jia Xiuchun and smiled, "Sister, don’t worry too much, I visited recently and indeed Tao Fengnian retreats daily at 11, he must have taken the Gu Worm."
"And I followed your instructions to tell his granddaughter that Tao Fengnian is nearing his end, getting them suspicious of each other, in the end they will both suffer."
Jia Xiuchun inhaled deeply with closed eyes, "Before Elder Lin closed for retreat, he specifically instructed that he doesn’t want to see Tao Fengnian upon emergence, nor does he want him to die easily. Tao Fengnian nearly killed Elder Lin back then, Elder Lin suffers from a debilitating cold toxin, unbearable pain, we mustn’t let Tao Fengnian off lightly."
Jia Wei nodded, "I’ve ensured there’s no end to his agony over the years, constantly squeezing him is just hastening his demise."
Jia Xiuchun raised an eyebrow.
Du Zhong quickly said, "Rest assured, the Gu Poison is soul-binding and once consumed, there’s no turning back, just increased suffering for a few more days."
Jia Xiuchun gave a faint smile, "Very well, once Elder Lin emerges from retreat, I’ll certainly plead for a Foundation Establishment Elixir for you, you may leave."
Du Zhong took his leave, Jia Wei glanced at the door and whispered, "Sister, your beauty is unparalleled within the Heavenly Interence Sect, don’t you feel wronged serving an old man like Lin Xiangtian when there are so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs within the sect..."
"Shut up!"
Jia Xiuchun glared angrily and Jia Wei fell silent with reluctance.
Jia Xiuchun said, "If I ever hear such words again, don’t even think about getting a single Spirit Stone or Elixir from me!"
Jia Wei pleaded jokingly.
Jia Xiuchun gazed at herself in the mirror, murmuring, "If he hadn’t wandered the mortal world and redeemed me, I would have died in the brothel long ago, where would my chance encounters, and by extension, your good days come from?"
Jia Wei dismissed her words lightly, "He merely recognized your unique constitution, used you to test medicine."
"What if it was for testing medicine? Do you even know the kind of life I led in the brothel? Get out, don’t appear in front of me for a few days! Get out!!"
Jia Xiuchun knocked over the table full of rouge, Jia Wei fled in embarrassment, exiting the Elixir Hall, and looked towards Huaxi Valley.
"Old Tao must have stashed away quite a bit; if he’s going to die, it shouldn’t benefit others."
